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blowtorch

[ bloh-tawrch ]

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noun

a small portable apparatus that gives an extremely hot gasoline flame intensified by a blast, used especially in metalworking.

verb (used with object)

to weld, burn, or ignite with or as with a blowtorch.

blowtorch

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noun

a small burner that produces a very hot flame, used to remove old paint, melt soft metal, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blowtorch¹

First recorded in 1905–10; blow ² + torch ¹

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Taking a blowtorch to space science would also have little effect on the federal budget while setting back American leadership in space — and the inspiration it provides across political divides — by generations.

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In one ad, Osborn held a blowtorch and said: “I’m where President Trump is on corruption, China, the border. If Trump needs help building the wall, well, I’m pretty handy.”

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One man was caught using a blowtorch to incinerate debris in West Hills as the Kenneth fire raged above him, police said.

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The goal was to “take on the elites … with a blowtorch.”

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Produced by the Daily Wire and fronted by conservative commentator Matt Walsh, the documentary takes a “Borat”-style comedic blowtorch to progressive ideas about systemic racism and diversity training programs.

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